THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL EMPLOYEE'S

by Paula
(SA Texas)

It is really too bad when you know more than the employee’s working in the Office of the Attorney General Child support division. Most of them have no legal education but think they are attorneys. The OAG has titles for these employee’s like CSO is a (Child Support Officer) or Child Support Technicians.

I was told by Tracey a CSO that vision isn’t part of the health insurance how would she know what makes her so sure. If my child can't see wouldn't you consider that to be a matter of health?
The Noncustodial Parent was ordered by the court to provide health insurance in 2004 and again in 2009. The CSO mailed me a letter with the name of the health insurance company‘Humana with an ID number that the noncustodial parent faxed to the OAG. When I called to inquire about the benefits and or doctors, co pays concerning my child, I was told by Humana that they could not provide me with that information because I am not the policy holder.

Still to this day my child has no health insurance due to the neglect and disregard of the OAG. You See, I’m familiar with the non custodial parent lack of responsibility, I expect this and know this of him. He and other parents who don’t live up to the expectations of parenthood are the reason we have a child support division.
It is however the OAG job and responsibility to uphold the law after all that is what they are being paid for.I requested a child support review and the OAG took a year to respond. My Ex-husband didn’t come to the child support Conference and the review determined an increase in child support was appropriate, and that child support should increase from $440.oo to $598.oo,CSO Melanie Lopez stated.

The OAG wasted tax payers money by taken my child support case to court. I paid more to park then the increase in child support I received. My Child support increased by a mere $6.00 dollars. The Texas Family courts in San Antonio have a few lousy judges. You can not trust Attorney’s of the OAG to put the best interest of the child first.
The more you know about child support procedures where you live the better you will be able to exercise your rights and responsibility under the law in obtaining the support that rightfully belongs to your child.

Knowledge is power so do your research and take the time to contact your State Reps about the OAG, make an appointment to see him or her and ask for something to be done. That's what I have done. To be honest with you, I don't really know if it made a difference are not, at least it sounded good.

Here are a few Texas Family Codes that might be helpful. In accordance to the Texas Family Code
Sec. 154.185. PARENT TO FURNISH INFORMATION.
(a) The court shall order a parent providing health insurance to furnish to either the obligee, obligor, or child support agency the following information not later than the 30th day after the date the notice of rendition of the order is received:

(1) the social provided for a child shall be considered a change in the family circumstances of the employee or member, for health insurance purposes, equivalent to the birth (b) If the employee or member is eligible for dependent health coverage, the employer shall automatically enroll the child for the first 31 days after the receipt of the order or notice of the medical support order under Section 154.186 on the same terms and conditions as apply to any other dependent child.
(c) The employer shall notify the insurer of the automatic enrollment. (d) During the 31-day period, the employer and insurer shall complete all necessary forms and procedures to make the enrollment permanent or shall report in security number of the parent;
(2) the name and address of the parent's employer;
(3) whether the employer is self-insured or has health insurance available;
(4) proof that health insurance has been provided for the child;
(5) if the employer has health insurance available, the name of the health insurance carrier, the number of the policy, a copy of the policy and schedule of benefits, a health insurance membership card, claim forms, and any other information necessary to submit a claim; and
(6) if the employer is self-insured, a copy of the schedule of benefits, a membership card, claim forms, and any other information necessary to submit a claim.

(b) The court shall also order a parent providing health insurance to furnish the obligor, obligee, or child support agency with additional information regarding health insurance coverage not later than the 15th day after the date the information is received by the parent.

Sec. 154.186. NOTICE TO EMPLOYER CONCERNING MEDICAL SUPPORT. (a) The obligee, obligor, or a child support agency of this state or another state may send to the employer a copy of the order requiring an employee to provide health insurance coverage for a child or may include notice of the medical support order in an order or writ of withholding sent to the employer in accordance with Chapter 158.

(b) In an appropriate Title IV-D case, the Title IV-D agency of this state or another state shall send to the employer the national medical support notice required under Part D, Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.), as amended. The notice may be used in any other suit in which an obligor is ordered to provide health insurance coverage for a child.
(c) The Title IV-D agency by rule shall establish procedures consistent with federal law for use of the national medical support notice and may prescribe forms for the efficient use of the notice. The agency shall provide the notice and forms, on request, to obligees, obligors, domestic relations offices, friends of the court, and attorneys.

In accordance to Sec. 156.401. GROUNDS FOR MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1) or (b), the court may modify an order that provides for the support of a child, including an order for health care coverage under Section 154.182, if:
(1) the circumstances of the child or a person affected by the order have materially and substantially changed since the earlier of:
(A) the date of the order's rendition; or
(B) the date of the signing of a mediated or collaborative law settlement agreement on which the order is based; or
(2) it has been three years since the order was rendered or last modified and the monthly amount of the child support award under the order differs by either 20 percent or $100 from the amount that would be awarded in accordance with the child support guidelines.
(a-1) If the parties agree to an order under which the amount of child support differs from the amount that would be awarded in accordance with the child support guidelines, the court may modify the order only if the circumstances of the child or a person affected by the order have materially and substantially changed since the date of the order's rendition.
(b) A support order may be modified with regard to the amount of support ordered only as to obligations accruing after the earlier of:
(1) the date of service of citation; or
(2) an appearance in the suit to modify.
(c) An order of joint conservatorship, in and of itself, does not constitute grounds for modifying a support order.

(d) Release of a child support obligor from incarceration is a material and substantial change in circumstances for purposes of this section if the obligor's child support obligation was abated, reduced, or suspended during the period of the obligor's incarceration